Costs of murder investigation

Version Date: 29/04/2025

The Alliance Finance Department has provided the following information.

please tell me the costs of the investigation into Nasen Saadi, who was jailed for the murder today (28 March) for murder and attempted murder on Durley Chine Beach on 24 May 2024.

Please could you break costs down to overtime, assistance from other forces and operation costs (and other categories, if they are necessary)?

Please could you also tell me how many staff worked on the investigation, how many hours were sent on it and, if possible, the number of overtime hours spent on it?

Please note:

• Work on Operation Lion by officers or staff during normal office hours would not be coded against the operation.
• The data is reliant upon officers/staff using the correct project code.

In total 7,845 hours of overtime were claimed by 1,557 Dorset Police officers, and 492 hours of overtime were claimed by 25 Dorset Police staff.

As stated above, the table does not represent the total cost of Operation Lion as time spent by officers and staff during normal working hours is not included.